The profession led the way with average hourly pay of about $281.27, based on answers from 2,653 rads across 78 departments. 

Docs in private practice earn median total compensation about 27% higher than academics in DR and 32% for IRs. 

All major disciplines across medical imaging and radiation therapy have recorded compensation increases over the last two years, according to ASRT. 

The reported median, 25th and 75th percentile compensation for IR faculty were consistently higher than DRs, 2017-2023 AAMC data show. 

The salary gap remains at about 6%, with male academic radiologists earning about $483,000 versus $455,000 for women, experts wrote in Radiology. 

The finding comes despite a 27% increase in average resident pay over the last nine years and 4% year-over-year growth, up to $70,000. 

"When the focus is on volume and billable procedures and not on the quality of patient visits, you quickly realize RVU models benefit the employer," one MD said. 

For the fourth year in a row, nurse practitioners are the most in-demand provider position, according to new research from AMN Healthcare (formerly Merritt Hawkins).